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Sunday, September 20, 2026 AutoCurated · Updated 11:15 UTC

Models · MiniMax

MiniMax M3

MiniMax M3 is the latest generation model from MiniMax with a permanent 50% discount on already competitive pricing. With up to 512K context, it's an exceptional value for long-form content and document processing.

Input $0.30 per 1M tokens
Output $1.20 per 1M tokens
Context 512K tokens · $1.50 combined per 1M
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Benchmark performance

GPQA Diamond 92.9 / 100
Coding Index 58.6 / 100
Humanity's Last Exam 39 / 100
Intelligence Index 29.2 / 100

Source: Artificial Analysis. Updated 2026-09-20.

Key strengths

  • — Exceptional value with permanent discount
  • — Large 512K context window
  • — Strong general-purpose performance
  • — Competitive pricing for long-context tasks

Best use cases

  • Long-document processing and analysis
  • Budget-conscious production deployments
  • Content generation and rewriting
  • Multilingual applications

Pricing details

Input (per 1M tokens)$0.30
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20
Context window512K tokens
ArchitectureNext-gen MiniMax architecture, 512K context (≤512K tier), permanent promotional pricing
Provider MiniMax

Perm. 50% off, ≤512K context

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Pricing data is sourced from official API documentation and updated weekly. Actual costs may vary based on prompt caching, batch processing, service tiers, and regional pricing. Inblix is not affiliated with MiniMax.